Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus (Townsend, JK, 1837)

20–23 cmLength44 gWeight

The sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Mimidae.

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Sage Thrasher has been recorded at 170 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States731 records
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWRUnited States635 records
Antelope Island SP – CausewayUnited States464 records

More places

Lagerman Agricultural Preserve – Lagerman ReservoirUnited States435 records
Malheur NWR – HeadquartersUnited States395 records
Desert NWR – Corn CreekUnited States383 records
Gilsland Farm Audubon CenterUnited States267 records
San Jacinto Wildlife AreaUnited States259 records
Piute PondsUnited States228 records
Coyote Hills Regional ParkUnited States171 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Mexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Mimidae. It is the only species in the genus Oreoscoptes and the smallest of the thrashers. It is found in the regions of western North America, breeding from the Great Basin to southern British Columbia, and migrates south to southern United States and northern Mexico for winter.

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